academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
materials; data; document
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
way of solving (a problem); solution
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
surname; family name; last name
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
feminine; womanly; female
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
mixed race; mixed parentage
occupation; calling; livelihood
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish